With less than a week to go before the proposed march towards Delhi by Jat protesters, who are demanding reservations in jobs and education, the Haryana government has invited leaders from the community for a dialogue at the Panipat refinery on Thursday.
The Jats have been holding dharnas across Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan in support of their demands.
The community leaders are planning to march towards Delhi on March 20 in tractor-trolleys.
Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Ram Niwas said that the government has constituted a high-level committee under the chairmanship of Education Minister Ram Bilas Sharma to conduct talks regarding Jat reservation.
Panel for discussion
Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Krishan Kumar Bedi and Chief Parliamentary Secretary Kamal Gupta will be the other members on the panel.
The committee will also have five senior officials, including Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), and Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order).
Mr. Sharma said that the Delhi government had imposed a ban on entry of tractor-trolleys and elaborate arrangements have been made to maintain law and order in the State.
‘Will attend meeting’
As many as 49 companies of armed forces have reached Haryana and a total of 101 companies have been deputed in the State.
Akhil Bharatiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti national president Yashpal Malik, who is spearheading the Jat campaign, told The Hindu that a delegation of over 150 people would take part in the meeting with the committee.
“We had demanded that the committee must include political leaders and be capable of taking decisions on its own. Now that they have appointed three political leaders to the committee, we are ready for the talks,” said Mr. Malik.
